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Forwards Section 236 to Atomic Energy Act of 1954,including Amend Re Sabotage of Nuclear Facilities,Codified as 42USC2284,per 801120 Telcon.Ie Investigation Rept 50-272/80-22 Available
ML20028F915
Person / Time
Site: 05000000, Salem
Issue date: 11/25/1980
From: Jamarl Cummings
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTOR & AUDITOR (OIA)
To: Kurweil R
JUSTICE, DEPT. OF, ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF
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ML20027A699 List:
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FOIA-82-530 NUDOCS 8302070136
Download: ML20028F915 (2)


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Pursur.nt to your telephon'e conversatio'n on !!ovember 20, 1980,

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with !!r. Resner of cy. staff, enclosed herein.is a~ copy of

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Section.236 to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which is the.'

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of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement investigation report ilo. 50-272/80-22 of the September 10, 1980, incident at Salem

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f:.c.. :3..11, ep;.n (carictien, be subiect to a fine of not more than c,.,

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'iT $b b(,; 7?. twoye.us, or hath. If the consiction is for a sio!ation committed nfter a first comiction under this subsection, punishment shall be a fine of POF not more than E50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not raore than two years, or both. For the purpases of this subsection, the * T"*

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term ' basic comporrent' means a facility structure, system, compo-cump nent...

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quantities of fission prcducts in cxcess of the limits established th2s by the Commission.

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2ds The p'rovisions of this subsection shall be prominently posted at each i

, l,'8e site where a utilization facility required to be licensed under section

tion 103 or 104 b. of this Act is unoer construction and on the premises of a tsc 2taa.

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5Fc ZDTiaTI'he AtomiiEnergy Act of IETTs eEded by adding N

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"Sec. 236. Soauct or NUCLEAP. Facarrus or. Fun.-Any person

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physical damage to-

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"(1) any pr duction facility or utilization facility licensed t h,"

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"(3) any nuclear fuel for such a utilization facility, or any spent

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shall be fined not more than 510,000 or imprisoned for not more than

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ten years, or both.".

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(b) The table of contents for such Act is amended by inser'Ing the

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"4c 235. Sak'.ap of nucitar fa-ifides or fuet.".

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brc. wo.sction 27@he Atomic Energy Act of1954 is amende rd t>sc n2 by inseriing "(1)" after "j." and by adding the following at the end

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"(2) The Commission, upon its own motion or upon request of the atle Govemor of any State, may, after notifying the Governor, temporar-

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fed quires i:nmed.inte action to protect the health or rafety of persons

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either within or outside the State, and i

"(B) the State has failed to take sicps necessary to con'ain or

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the sitestion arose.

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Act of M is amended by striking n]] that follow 1 " exceed" the first c IE n.u we ti:ne it n;ys s and interting in lieu thereof the following:"5i00,000

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